1798 Draped Bust, and other recent finds

[Mr. Digger]

Found my best large copper ever....a 1798 Draped Bust Large Cent (type 2). I was very lucky that it was in such great condition. The V nickle is the first I have been able to pull a date from. The 1898 Barber dime is the first "O" mint mark I have on any coin to date. Thanks, and HH!

 

[Mr. Digger]

the rest...

 

[digging440yrs]

All cleaned up nice, 1798 is sharp !!

 

[Dayday]

Nice find plus it appears you did a great job on the clean up process👍

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on pulling all those keepers. I wonder what happened to the one Indian? How did you clean the LC?

 

[Mr. Digger]

Congrats on pulling all those keepers. I wonder what happened to the one Indian? How did you clean the LC?

Yeah that IH is munched. The LC had a flaky outer shell that was falling off so I picked off as much as I could easily manage. Then I soaked it EVOO to get the more stubborn gunk off. here are some BEFORE pics.

 

[Dayday]

This EVOO process is new to me and it did the job,well done👀

 

[huntsman53]

This EVOO process is new to me and it did the job,well done��

Extra Virgin Olive Oil I believe!


Frank

 

[Patriot Relics]

Great work restoring that LC without destroying the patina- there is definitely an art to it. My 2 cents- try using mineral oil vs EVOO next time as it tends to not darken up the surface.

 

[JeffInMass]

Great finds Mr. Digger!! That LC is simply incredible, and the rest of the finds are not too shabby either- Congrats fellow Mass hunter!

-- Jeff --

 

[Mr. Digger]

Extra Virgin Olive Oil I believe!


Frank

Hey thanks for that suggestion! I'll try it.

 

[Mr. Digger]

Great finds Mr. Digger!! That LC is simply incredible, and the rest of the finds are not too shabby either- Congrats fellow Mass hunter!

-- Jeff --

Thanks Jeff! The SE Pro did me proud on these last few hunts. I see you swing one too!

 

[cjon455]

Some great finds you've made recently, love them barbers and the DB lc is great!

 

[sutphin]

DIGGER THAT CROTAL OR SLEIGH BELL IS REALLY NEAT. 1700S ITEMS MAKE YOUR FINDS COMPLETE. A SILVER SPOON AND TOMBAC AND LARGE CENT, SHOWS HOW YOUR DAY OF HUNTING WAS SPENT.... ZUTPHEN

 

[70monte68]

Great find and in great shape.

 

[g-olden years]

These are wonderful! Andi

 

[Dayday]

Extra Virgin Olive Oil I believe!


Frank

Got it,thank you much👍

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Wow! A ton of nice finds! Congrats!

 

[deershed]

Great looking LC!!

All your finds look great, I'm sending you all my old cooper for a clean up. Lol

Btw- Sweet Crotal bell!!

 

[Chestdiesel]

Wow. That LC is gorgeous. I love that chocolate brown patina. Did you notice if the Olive Oil darkened it a bit? Either way, looks great. Thanks for sharing.